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ALCF honors oncologist with Lectureship Award for ground-breaking work on lung cancer research

The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (ALCF) honored Tony Mok, MD, with the 2013 Addario Lectureship Award for his continued ground-breaking work for lung cancer patients, doctors and caregivers around the world. Dr. Mok, of Chinese University of Hong Kong, received the award at the 14th International Lung Cancer Congress held on July 25 in Huntington Beach, California.

29 Jul 2013

Research: Lymph nodes provide correct breast cancer prognosis

After a breast cancer operation, the removed tumour is always examined, as its subtype can provide an indication of how aggressive the disease is. The patient's lymph nodes are not analysed in the same way.

29 Jul 2013

Technique for developing more targeted drugs using molecular "robots"

Many drugs such as agents for cancer or autoimmune diseases have nasty side effects because while they kill disease-causing cells, they also affect healthy cells. Now a new study has demonstrated a technique for developing more targeted drugs, by using molecular "robots" to hone in on more specific populations of cells.

29 Jul 2013

First Edition: July 26, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about an effort by some GOP lawmakers to force a showdown over health law funding.

26 Jul 2013

Implanting false memory in the brain can be possible, say MIT neuroscientists

The phenomenon of false memory has been well-documented: In many court cases, defendants have been found guilty based on testimony from witnesses and victims who were sure of their recollections, but DNA evidence later overturned the conviction.

26 Jul 2013

Weekend reading: The mystery of some innovations that are slow to be accepted; myths about the obesity crisis

Why do some innovations spread so swiftly and others so slowly? Consider the very different trajectories of surgical anesthesia and antiseptics. ... On October 16, 1846, at Massachusetts General Hospital, Morton administered his gas through an inhaler in the mouth of a young man undergoing the excision of a tumor in his jaw. ... By February, anesthesia had been used in almost all the capitals of Europe, and by June in most regions of the world.

26 Jul 2013

Silk implants placed in brain of animals may help stop progression of epilepsy

Silk has walked straight off the runway and into the lab. According to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, silk implants placed in the brain of laboratory animals and designed to release a specific chemical, adenosine, may help stop the progression of epilepsy.

26 Jul 2013

Novo Solutions MD announces releases of NovoScarMD scar cream

Novo Solutions MD announces the launch of NovoScarMD the most scientifically advanced scar cream to come to market in 10 years. NovoScarMD reverses existing and new scar damage, keloids, and stretch marks, and rapidly returns skin to its original state with almost no trace of skin injury

25 Jul 2013

Teleflex introduces Rusch TruLite Laryngoscope System

Teleflex Incorporated, a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, has launched the Rusch TruLite Laryngoscope System, a disposable laryngoscope blade and handle system for single-patient use.

25 Jul 2013

Artificial pancreas for type 1 diabetes patients: an interview with John Pritchard, Cambridge Consultants

Essentially, what an artificial pancreas would be doing is taking the blood glucose results from a continuous monitor and taking the data that the patient puts in about the amount she/he is eating, and then adjusting the amount of insulin being delivered by the pump based on a mathematical formula that would be very personalized to that patient.

25 Jul 2013

Using right tool to measure patient satisfaction can improve health care quality, says study

Using the right tool to measure patient satisfaction can guide improved health care quality, according to a study in the August issue of Anesthesiology. In a comprehensive review of thousands of patient satisfaction studies, researchers identified several questionnaires physician anesthesiologists could use to ideally measure patient satisfaction in various clinical settings.

25 Jul 2013

Acessa Procedure: The Fibroid Treatment Collaborative's primary surgical therapy for uterine fibroids

The Fibroid Treatment Collaborative, with centers in Chicago, IL and Austin TX, announced today the adoption of the Acessa Procedure as its primary surgical therapy for patients suffering from uterine fibroids.

25 Jul 2013

Forced-air patient warming systems may affect airflows in OR; increase exposure to airborne contaminants

Forced-air systems used to keep patients warm during surgery may affect the performance of operating room (OR) ventilation systems-potentially increasing exposure to airborne contaminants, reports a study in the August issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).

25 Jul 2013

New data questions surgical options for treating kidney cancer

Surgery is often the first step in treating kidney cancer, and new data from the University of Rochester Medical Center, which contradicts earlier research, questions whether removal of only the tumor (partial nephrectomy) is better than removing the entire kidney (radical nephrectomy).

25 Jul 2013

Real-time monitoring helps ease prosthetic leg pain

University of Washington engineers aim to ease this discomfort with research that could help build better sockets. They have developed a device that tracks how much a person's limb swells and shrinks when inside a prosthetic socket. The data could help doctors and patients predict how and when their limbs will swell, which could be used to build smarter sockets.

25 Jul 2013

Study reveals that black women with breast cancer continue to have lower survival rate

In an analysis of 5-year survival rates among black and white women diagnosed with breast cancer between 1991 and 2005, black women continued to have a lower rate of survival, with most of the difference related to factors including poorer health of black patients at diagnosis and more advanced disease, rather than treatment differences, according to a study in the July 24/31 issue of JAMA.

25 Jul 2013

Nearly 1/2 of older adults undergoing surgery with general anesthesia have delirium in PACU

Close to half of older adults undergoing surgery with general anesthesia are found to have delirium in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU), according to a study in the August issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).

25 Jul 2013

New clinic focuses on men with fast-growing prostate cancer

While every year about 30,000 men die of prostate cancer in the United States, the most common cause of death in men with prostate cancer is heart disease. That's because not all prostate cancers are the same. Some are slow-growing while others are very aggressive.

25 Jul 2013

State highlights: Medicaid pilot project costs $32B more than expected

A selection of health policy stories from the District of Columbia, New York, Georgia, Minnesota, Illinois, North Carolina, Colorado and California.

24 Jul 2013

JACS reports study on LINX Reflux Management System for GERD treatment

An estimated 1 in 5 U.S. adults suffer from Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), a chronic, often progressive disease that can cause debilitating symptoms and in certain cases lead to esophageal cancer.

24 Jul 2013

Surgery News and Research

ALCF honors oncologist with Lectureship Award for ground-breaking work on lung cancer research

Research: Lymph nodes provide correct breast cancer prognosis

Technique for developing more targeted drugs using molecular "robots"

First Edition: July 26, 2013

Implanting false memory in the brain can be possible, say MIT neuroscientists

Weekend reading: The mystery of some innovations that are slow to be accepted; myths about the obesity crisis

Silk implants placed in brain of animals may help stop progression of epilepsy

Novo Solutions MD announces releases of NovoScarMD scar cream

Teleflex introduces Rusch TruLite Laryngoscope System

Artificial pancreas for type 1 diabetes patients: an interview with John Pritchard, Cambridge Consultants

Using right tool to measure patient satisfaction can improve health care quality, says study

Acessa Procedure: The Fibroid Treatment Collaborative's primary surgical therapy for uterine fibroids

Forced-air patient warming systems may affect airflows in OR; increase exposure to airborne contaminants

New data questions surgical options for treating kidney cancer

Real-time monitoring helps ease prosthetic leg pain

Study reveals that black women with breast cancer continue to have lower survival rate

Nearly 1/2 of older adults undergoing surgery with general anesthesia have delirium in PACU

New clinic focuses on men with fast-growing prostate cancer

State highlights: Medicaid pilot project costs $32B more than expected

JACS reports study on LINX Reflux Management System for GERD treatment

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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